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ACRIDITY
acridity, acridness
(noun) the quality of being sharply disagreeable in language or tone
acridity, acridness
(noun) extreme bitterness; “the acridity of alkali”
acridity
(noun) having an acrid smell
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
acridity (countable and uncountable, plural acridities)
bitterness or acerbity.
An acrid taste or smell.
Synonyms
• acridness
Source: Wiktionary
A*crid"i*ty, Ac"rid*ness n.
Definition: The quality of being acrid or pungent; irritant bitterness; acrimony; as, the acridity of a plant, of a speech.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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